I'm on the last flight out of Dulles on Friday to go home. I called American Airlines this morning and tried to reschedule it for Thursday but they wanted me to pay a $200 penalty to change.

I'd be doing them a favor by changing to an earlier flight because after it snows, they are going to be scrambling, trying to find flights for all the people whose flights are canceled. I would have already been taken care of. If I can't get out on Friday, there's no sense in even going home.